Post and means for attaching wires thereto.



J. W. HADDON.

POST AND MEANS POR ATTAGHING WIRES THERETO.

APPLIOATION FILED 001219. 1910.

WJ TNESSES Ufdill JULIAN W. HADDON, OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.

POST AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING WIRES THERETO.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 31, 1911.

Application filed ctoher 19, 1310. Serial No. 587,921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JULIAN YW. HADDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lawton, in the county of Comanche and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Posts and Means for Attaching `Wires ,lhereto; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My in ention relates to new and useful improvements in concrete fence posts and the means for attaching wires thereto and my object is to provide a plast-ic or concrete post, which is preferably tapered from its lower to its upper end and hollow to reduce the weight without diminishing` the textile strength thereof.

A further object is to provide new and improved means for securing single line or woven wires to the pests, through a suitable number of openings extending transversely through the walls of the posts, and holding the same in permanent engagement.

A further object is to provide means for anchoring the wire securing means, and increasing the tension of same when needed.

A further object is to provide a threaded socket in the top of the post to secure and hold an insulator for telephoiie or telegraph wires when desired.

Other objects and advantages will be herein setforth and pointed out in the specilication.

n the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application, Figure l is an elevation, showing a corner and line post in position with wires attach-ed thereto. F ig. 2 is a sectional view thereof as seen on line 2 2, F ig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the anchoring device for the wire seeming means. Fig. t is a. perspective view showing one of the securing devices for the line wires, and, Fig. 5 is an elevati on of that form of insulator used when telephone or similar wires are to be stretched along the line of posts.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, l indicates the corner postand 2 the line post, said posts being preferably square in cross section, although it will be clearly understood that said posts may be constructed in any preferred outline. The posts l and 2 are constructed of plastic material such as cement, concrete or the like, and are made hollow in order to reduce the weight thereof, the upper ends of the posts being closed to prevent water or the like terior thereof.

In some instances it may be desired to stretch telephone or telegraph wires over the tops of the posts, and when this is done that form of insulator shown in Fig. 5 is used, said insulator or non-conductor 3 having threads on its lower portion, which enter a socket formed in the upper end of the post, which the upper portion thereof is provided with a groove to receive the usual form of fastening means for the wires.

Attached to the posts are strands of wire 4A, which may be in single strands, as shown, or woven together if preferred, and in order to hold the wires in engagement with the posts, l provide elongated malleable wire staples 5, the closed ends of which are preferably enlarged to form seats 6 for the wires. In applying the staples to use, the arms thereof are placed on opposite sides of the rire and then introduced through openings 7 in the walls of the post, the free ends of the staples extending a distance beyond the face of the post. After the staples have been properly introduced over the wires and entered through the openings in the post, the free ends thereof are introduced into notches S on opposite sides of an anchor 9, said anchor being preferably wedge-shaped and having a substantially V-shaped recess l0 at the converging end thereof. The eX- treme outer ends of the staples 5, after being introduced through the notches 8, are twisted together, as shown at ll, in Fig. 2, and in view of the fact that the staples are seated in the notches and the twisted portions in the recess, the anchor will be held against disengagement from between the arms of the staple. In twisting the ends of the staples together any suitable form of tool is used, and under normal conditions the staple will be drawn to a proper tension, but if it is found that this' operation does not tighten the staple to the proper extent, the anchor may be rotated suiiiciently to obtain the proper tension on the staple. It will further be seen that the anchor may i be slightly rotated from time to time to comassino' to the in- P c pensate for anyexpansion that may take place in the staples, thus keeping them in firm engagement with the wires at all times.

That I claim is:

l. The combination with a post having openings therethrough and wires for said post, of staples adapted to engage said wires and extend through said openings, an anchor having notches through which the staple extends and a recess, the Jfree ends of said staple being twisted together and the twisted portion seated in said recess.

2. The combination of a post having openings therethrough, of wires for said post, staples having seats in their closed ends to receive said wires, an anchor adapted to enter between the arms of the staple, said anchor having notches to receive said arms of the staple, said anchor being tapered and having a recess at its converging edge, the free ends of said staple being twisted together and seated in said recess, said anchor being rotatable to increase the tension of the staple on the wire. 1

3. A means for attaching wires to posts, comprising a staple the free ends of which are adapted to be twisted together an anchor having notches to receive the parallel portions o the staple and a recess to receive the twisted portion of the staple.

In testimony whereof l have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JULIAN w. Hannon.

Vitnesses XV. C. STEVENS, TAMAR CAsLnr. 

